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@kingkool68 good to hear from you, russell! tis been one long balancing act. but i’m well, hope you are too!

@brownisgood Hey what's up? I was just thinking about you and the good ol' days at USNews. Hope you're well.

"What tends to happen is that in these moments, the idea of (white) allyship becomes a cliche. And the deeper conversations about what allyship and alliance really (are), doesn't happen." A year after #GeorgeFloyd where have all the white allies gone? usnews.com/news/national-…

@VictoriaFGaitan will have to send you photos to prove it.

it's so humid my hair almost doesn't look good.

@Seth_Cline appreciate you, and proud to be your friend.

anyway, proud to work with folks like @brownisgood who see the value in publishing and confronting these stories

Born in Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories usnews.com/photos/2021/06…

betty simmons recalled the day she was freed. mary crane spoke about the slave trade. andrew goodman recounted the painful torture he witnessed. these first-person accounts of slavery from the 1930's spotlight america's long history of racism. usnews.com/photos/2021/06…

i’m not going to tell anyone i am fully vaccinated, so i have a good excuse not to attend the social gatherings i might be invited to one day.

"i feel like this is a really big step in the right direction. this is a moment of history, especially for people of color and america." compelling portraits and reporting from @AwaMally and @andreaellenreed for @usnews usnews.com/photos/2021/04…

i didn’t tweet in 2020; showering in balloons and confetti.

@FelchnerMorgan 🙏

Congrats @brownisgood and the whole U.S. news photo team.

@MauraJudkis 🙏🏽

@WriteEditRepeat @usnews 🙏🏽

Must see --> A gorgeous, behind-the-scenes photo essay by Avi Gulta (@brownisgood) for @usnews... #ImpeachmentDay usnews.com/news/national-…

@clairechansen 🙏🏽

Some really extraordinary photos of the impeachment proceedings here by @brownisgood usnews.com/news/national-…

Another perspective on the impeachment inquiry. by @brownisgood usnews.com/news/national-…

the dull grey of the room often mirrored the skies outside. on the cusp of the #ImpeachmentDay vote, here’s a look inside the room where the inquiry into president trump unfolded. photos by me for @usnews usnews.com/news/national-…

finally, i’m famous.

throughout the u.s. and former soviet republics, abandoned missile silos serve as reminders of a dark and unnecessary nuclear arms race. photog matt slaby of @LUCEO has been documenting these cold war relics for more than a decade: Photos: Cold War Relics usnews.com/news/best-coun…

guess which mug is mine.

when the breeze is here to stay and not just passing through. when an immigrant uber driver is lipping pop lyrics he doesn’t quite know. that half-second delay when he’s off beat but still in synch, is where i want to be. “this is my fight song, take back my life song.”

@DevonHaynie true story.

friday night confessions: while i was walking home from the corner store with a six-pack of budweiser, a neighbor yelled out, “you must not have any friends.”